Daniel WhedonAPPLICATION OF THE SYMBOLIC ACTS AND NAMES IN Hosea 1:3 Hosea 2:2-23 Chapters 1-3 are not arranged in what appears to be the logical order: chapter 3 attaches itself to Hosea 1:9; Hosea 3:1, continues the story of Hosea’s domestic life. He is told to go and “love a woman beloved of her friend, and an adulteress.” Marti thinks, but without good reason, that this act is entirely independent of chapter 1. The symbolism would be destroyed if the woman of Hosea 3:1, were any other than Gomer, the... read more
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Hosea 2:2-23
APPLICATION OF THE SYMBOLIC ACTS AND NAMES IN Hosea 1:3 Hosea 2:2-23 Chapters 1-3 are not arranged in what appears to be the logical order: chapter 3 attaches itself to Hosea 1:9; Hosea 3:1, continues the story of Hosea’s domestic life. He is told to go and “love a woman beloved of her friend, and an adulteress.” Marti thinks, but without good reason, that this act is entirely independent of chapter 1. The symbolism would be destroyed if the woman of Hosea 3:1, were any other than Gomer, the... read more